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request: dired: require dired-x by default

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Message #8 received at 21981 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Hoffman <gmane3-hoffman <at> sneakemail.com>
Cc: 21981 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21981: request: dired: require dired-x by default
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 13:47:42 -0500

Michael Hoffman wrote:

> The dired-x package is included in Emacs and is highly useful. Can
> (require 'dired-x)` be added to dired.el so users will no longer need
> to set up a dired-load-hook to use dired-x?

My opinion remains the same:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2011-03/msg00718.html

AFAIK we are still waiting for someone to

  [add] the remaining useful functionality of dired-x into dired and
  then [make] dired-x obsolete.

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